MIAMI - Herring1
Instances of mean

87LAUI mean in the bottom of it fine .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF bottombottom.N.SG ofof.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S finefine.N.SG .
  
171LAUI mean I understand <helping a child> [//] helping your kid if <they're in &mei you know> [//] they're in a crisis situation +/.
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S understandunderstand.V.1S.PRES helpingunk aa.DET.INDEF childchild.N.SG helpingunk youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP kidkid.N.SG ifif.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES inin.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF crisiscrisis.N.SG situationsituation.N.SG .
  
213CHLI mean that's like ridiculous .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN ridiculousridiculous.ADJ .
  
302CHLyeah I mean they're [//] she's there .
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV .
  
303CHLI mean you can't do anything about .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP can'tcan.V.2SP.PRES+NEG dodo.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON aboutabout.PREP .
  
510LAU<she could> [///] I mean you can understand that you know .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S couldcan.V.COND II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES understandunderstand.V.INFIN thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
591LAUI mean god xxx even when I bathe her you know it's like no .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES godgod.N.SG eveneven.ADJ whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S bathebathe.V.1S.PRES herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN nono.ADV .
  
594LAUI mean I don't know .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN .
  
597LAUI mean I don't know where it came from .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN wherewhere.REL itit.PRON.SUB.3S camecame.V.PAST fromfrom.PREP .
  
669LAUI mean when I hit my nose I sneeze .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hithit.ADJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S nosenose.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S sneezesneeze.V.1S.PRES .
  
766CHLI mean (..) the job's stressful enough .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF job'sjob.N.SG+GB stressfulstressful.ADJ enoughenough.ADJ .
  
848LAUI mean it takes a lot .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S takestake.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG .
  
852LAUI mean there's a lot of work .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP workwork.SV.INFIN .
  
876LAU+" you know I know (.) I [/] I mean I +...
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S .
  
885CHLI mean no (..) I mean we pulled it off I don't know how .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P pulledpull.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S offoff.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN howhow.ADV .
  
885CHLI mean no (..) I mean we pulled it off I don't know how .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES nono.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES wewe.PRON.SUB.1P pulledpull.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S offoff.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN howhow.ADV .
  

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